Chapter 414: with translation of chapter title

The cold wind on the scenic balcony of Ruyi Hall blew away the faint scent of blood on Lao Ba.

He

His icy gaze swept over the sparkling swimming pool below.

Zheng Sanshui

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Lao Ba's mouth curled into a cold arc; this stray dog had lost a hand and a leg—where could he possibly flee?

Having smirked to himself, Lao Ba was about to jump down from the balcony to continue the pursuit.

Lin Dongfan

Fan Ye

Thus we need to compile all named entities appearing in lines.

Let's go through each line and extract named entities.

We'll need to be careful to not include generic words.

Line by line:

Lao Ba

He

cold gaze

Zheng Sanshui

a desperate stray dog

Lao Ba

【7】 none

Lin Dongfan

Fan Ye

Lao Ba gave a slight nod, and his figure silently retreated.

by the pool

cold floor tiles

Even though his left leg had been crippled by Lao Ba, the pain was excruciating!

Zheng Sanshui still dragged his crippled leg, hobbling outward, not daring to look back; just hearing his footsteps told him the Grim Reaper was approaching.

This overflowing will to survive could be called a textbook example.

One could say he had unleashed his lifetime potential!

He

Sea Dragon Society

Fan Zong

The drop between the sidewalk and the road is just the height of the curb—only a few centimeters.

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He immediately collapsed onto the cold, hard asphalt; needless to say, that few‑centimeter drop is also a test for a panicked cripple who can't choose his path.

Screech—!!!

A piercing, almost eardrum-splitting brake screech suddenly rang out!

A speeding taxi screeched to a halt just in front of Zheng Sanshui, its tires leaving two clear skid marks on the ground, nearly running him over.

Lao Chen

fishing village

Later he simply sold his fishing boat, went ashore, and started driving a taxi.

This scene tonight scared Old Chen out of his wits, his heart nearly leaping from his chest; he stuck his round head out the window and shouted, 'Damn your mother! You're asking to die!'

But when he saw clearly that the person crawling up was Zheng Sanshui.

He panicked, pulling his head back into the car, swallowing the insult he had on the tip of his tongue, not daring to be even a little arrogant.

At this moment, he was both excited and uneasy.

the heavens

What made him uneasy was that Zheng Sanshui opened the passenger door and got into his car!

'Shui… Shui‑ge, did I just hit you? Or did you fall yourself?' Old Chen explained tremblingly, panicked and at a loss.

none.

Dragon King Third Prince

Zheng Sanshui

Old Chen broke out in a cold sweat: 'Shui‑ge, I really did brake just now…'

none.

Zheng Sanshui suddenly bellowed, scaring Old Chen's words back into his throat.

In fact, Zheng Sanshui was even more panicked than Old Chen, because Lin Dongfan had already appeared at the alley entrance, walking toward the taxi.

'Damn it, I told you to drive! Are you deaf?!'

Zheng Sanshui's roar grew increasingly furious.

Seeing Zheng Sanshui's flustered state, Old Chen finally realized that it was actually Fan Zong, who had recently become notorious, who was hunting Zheng Sanshui.

Old Chen wanted to buy time, waiting for Lin Dongfan to arrive.

So he pretended to be dazed and asked Zheng Sanshui: 'Shui… Shui‑ge, where are you headed?'

none.

spring knife

All the way, Old Chen watched the rearview mirror, wanting to see if Lin Dongfan was keeping up.

Worried that Lin Dongfan might fall behind, he deliberately chose a main road with many traffic lights that often gets jammed.

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Rolls-Royce

Old Chen feigned calm and asked: 'Shui‑ge, where to?'

police station

That answer somewhat shocked Old Chen—could the invincible Zheng Sanshui actually need police protection?

Old Dock Police Station

However, Chen Shaokang of the old dock was an exception; that guy had a bit of righteousness about him.

Old Chen thought, sending this plague god Zheng Sanshui to the old dock police station—Chen Shaokang would surely not favor this beast, which would benefit Fan Zong.

'Hold on, Shui‑ge, I'll take you to the police station right away.'

Saying that, Old Chen immediately turned on the hazard lights, afraid that Lin Dongfan behind would lose sight of them.

Seeing Old Chen's little move, Zheng Sanshui's eyes bulged, and once again he pressed his switchblade to Old Chen's throat: 'What does turning on the hazard lights mean? Are you looking to die?!'

"Shui Ge, don't get the wrong idea—I turned on the double flash; any decent brother would yield to me. I'm also worried something might happen on the road, I just want to get you to the police station as soon as possible." Lao Chen appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was actually panicking, afraid that a careless word would cause the major artery on his neck to be pierced by the spring knife in Zheng Sanshui's hand.

Fortunately, this explanation seems somewhat useful.

Zheng Sanshui put the switchblade away, his gaze shifting to the rearview mirror outside the car, keeping a close eye on the Rolls-Royce behind him all the way.

"Damn it, drive faster! Don't stop at the red light—go!"

"Okay."

The roar was incessant; Old Chen had no choice but to speed up and run the red light. Now he wasn't worried that Lin Dongfan couldn't keep up, because Lin Dongfan also ran the red light following him.

Old Dock Police Station.

The blue-background white-lettered light box emitted a steady yet somewhat lonely glow in the night.

In the duty room.

Chen Shaokang sat facing the desk lamp, his brows furrowed.

Spread out on the desk were the crime-scene photos of the Old Dock fishing boat arson case and the Liu Wei murder case, each photo shocking.

In the photos, that small fisherman's boat had been burned down to nothing but a charred skeleton.

As for the victim Liu Wei, the sight was too horrific to behold.

Although the autopsy report hadn't come out yet, one could see from the photos that Liu Wei had multiple fatal stab wounds, the most shocking being the diagonal slash across his forehead.